http://www.caraudio.com/forums/ Post and discuss your car audio wiring, equipment installation and electrical questions here. en Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:28:47 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.caraudio.com/forums/images/misc/rss.png http://www.caraudio.com/forums/ http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/580221-im-cookin-batteries.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:36:33 GMT ok, so in the last 6mths i've internally cooked a die hard plat. agm and 2 y.t. optima's... but my factory battery run's my system fine? I have a 05 cobalt and upon further research found that the ecotec has some sort of voltage regulator that doesn't run 14.4, it adjusts to save gas, average about 13.8, is there a way to bypass the regulator or should i just run my stock battery? theres no way my stock battery should be better than these agms, and my alternator tested great...
anybody had this issue? ]]> Wiring, Electrical and Installation Help basswiigee http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/580221-im-cookin-batteries.html http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/580218-new-guy-weird-problem.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:17:52 GMT Hey everybody! Brand new here, as I always been able to figure out things on my own! ....... Not this time though :( I just installed a Pioneer Avh4300dvd in my 2004 Silverado. It has the Bose system and had the 6 disc changer before I pulled it out. I used the axxess gmos-01 to compensate... Hey everybody!
Brand new here, as I always been able to figure out things on my own!
....... Not this time though :(

I just installed a Pioneer Avh4300dvd in my 2004 Silverado.
It has the Bose system and had the 6 disc changer before I pulled it out.
I used the axxess gmos-01 to compensate for the Bose system/on-star/chiming.

The unit works fine except for a small problem:
It's loud.
Really loud.

The chimes when I start the car are ear busting and when the volume on the head unit reaches 10, it's super loud. (It goes up to 46!)

Any ideas?
I'm completely confused!

Thanks for your help,
Frank ]]> Wiring, Electrical and Installation Help Thirdfrank http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/580218-new-guy-weird-problem.html http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/580185-strange-problem.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:39:44 GMT I have an ed nine.1 on a splaudio hdc318 2k rms d2 and am getting minimal output. It is still playing, but not even close to what an audiopipe 1.5k sounded like on it.. The internal resistance of my dmm is .3 , each coil reads 2.2 ohm. When they are wired in parallel they read 1.2 but also read 1.2... I have an ed nine.1 on a splaudio hdc318 2k rms d2 and am getting minimal output. It is still playing, but not even close to what an audiopipe 1.5k sounded like on it.. The internal resistance of my dmm is .3 , each coil reads 2.2 ohm. When they are wired in parallel they read 1.2 but also read 1.2 in series??

Hu is an alpine 9887, not sure if there is some setting here I'm missing but sub is on. I'm using quality stinger rcas so they are not the problem.

When I hook them to the amp in series I get zero output and parallel like I said not very much. I have tried everything I could think of. I even hooked my iphone directly to the amp and get the same deal... ]]> Wiring, Electrical and Installation Help Lowflyin http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/580185-strange-problem.html http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/580184-installing-4-channel-wires.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:37:40 GMT I was wondering how i hook up the RCAs for my 4 channel. The situation is my stock HU in 2012 honda civic ex does not have RCA outputs, so my sub amp is using an LOC. I'm not sure what wires they they splices too, I had a shop do that install.


My question, with this in, how do I install the RCAs to my 4 channel?

Also, are they any good basic wire diagrams that include RCAs?

Thanks. ]]> Wiring, Electrical and Installation Help andy28gs http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/580184-installing-4-channel-wires.html http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/580122-help-power-slowly-decreasing.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:07:11 GMT Hi Guys im new to this can you please help me figure if my wiring is wrong or if I need a better amp. here is the story. _*FIRST*_ 2 Eminence beta-6a 175RMS @ 8 ohm in my front doors parallel to 4ohm Powered by Massive audio NX2- Bridged 480RMS CEA-compliant @4ohm SOUNDED excellent... Hi Guys im new to this can you please help me figure if my wiring is wrong or if I need a better amp.

here is the story.

FIRST
2 Eminence beta-6a 175RMS @ 8 ohm in my front doors parallel to 4ohm
Powered by Massive audio NX2- Bridged 480RMS CEA-compliant @4ohm

SOUNDED excellent clean loud crystal clear

Second
2 Eminence beta-6a 175RMS @ 8 ohm in my front doors
2 kicker components DS6.21 60RMS @4ohm in the rear doors
Powered by Massive Audio NX4- one speaker per ch 100RMS CEA-Compliant @4ohm

Sounded crystal clear but I lost about 10% volume
Kickers are over powered
and the eminence are underpowered and the ohm is mis matched but still sounded great and amp would not go into protect mode.
In this configuration if I attempted to Bridge and parallel the NX4 for the eminence it would go into protect after 20 mins of play

Third
2 Eminence beta-6a 175RMS @ 8 ohm in my front doors
2 kicker components DS6.21 60RMS @4ohm in the rear doors
2-Tweeters/crossovers from the kicker components added to the front doors ( assuming this is 4ohm also)
Powered by Massive Audio NX4- one speaker per ch 100RMS CEA-Compliant @4ohm


My music sounds complete now however i have lost another 10% of my volume.

am i wiring this wrong ?
Would my tweeter be getting more power than the eminence since they are on the same crossover ?
Any risk of damage ?
anything I can do to wire differently or change crossover to get back my volume all gains are set properly dont wana mess.
The amp is capable of 200RMS @2ohm by adding the tweeter to the eminence on the crosover am i now down to 2.66ohms so the amp is giving 200RMS instead of 100 ? Why the loss in power is the tweeter pulling more watts as its the one with the lower impedance ?

Sorry for the long winded post wanted to give as much info as i can.

FYI 2-12" RE audio *** 1200 RMS @1ohm on a Hifonics GLX1400.1D
JVC-kd-X40 head unit
Cadence CE-773 EQ
Extra battery and 0 gauge No big 3. ]]> Wiring, Electrical and Installation Help dragonware http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/580122-help-power-slowly-decreasing.html http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/580119-autocraft-gold-battery-group-size-65-850-cca-any-good.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:42:42 GMT kinda late to ask.. but my car didn't crank this morning.. and I had my factory battery tested and it had went bad.. :(
So I got the biggest battery that they said would fit in my car..
I was just wondering if this was any good.. and should I start looking to add a 2nd battery??
I run a AB Phantom 4000md.. looking to upgrade it and get a mid amp.. later on.. ]]> Wiring, Electrical and Installation Help Syntaxx7x http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/580119-autocraft-gold-battery-group-size-65-850-cca-any-good.html http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/580073-dual-battery-help.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:55:18 GMT hi i need some help with my system. ive got 2 sundown 10's an a 1400 watt hifonics amp. even though my truck has a decent electrical system as it is stock, the voltage still drops sn i want to put another battery in it(it has an extra tray for one). when doing this, how would i wire them up an do i have to have 2 of the same batterys or can they be different. really dont want (or have the $) to buy 2 new batterys. any input appreciated ]]> Wiring, Electrical and Installation Help dlg3413 http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/580073-dual-battery-help.html http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/580070-can-i-keep-rear-seat-audio-controls-my-silverado-when-going-aftermarket.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:24:22 GMT Does anyone know if the rear seat audio controls can be used when replacing the Bose Amplifier in my 2008 Silverado? It currently has the Bose System with rear entertainment and rear audio controls. I have a complete new system with Head Unit, amplifiers, speakers, and subs on the way but was... Does anyone know if the rear seat audio controls can be used when replacing the Bose Amplifier in my 2008 Silverado? It currently has the Bose System with rear entertainment and rear audio controls.

I have a complete new system with Head Unit, amplifiers, speakers, and subs on the way but was hoping to use the Rear Seat Audio Controls and video. I have the PAC RP5-31 and the rear seat entertainment cable for using the overhead display but not sure how the rear seat audio control is wired into the system.

GP ]]> Wiring, Electrical and Installation Help J5Cub http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/580070-can-i-keep-rear-seat-audio-controls-my-silverado-when-going-aftermarket.html http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/580029-replacing-stock-starter-battery-preference.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:00:05 GMT I've heard a lot of talk about Optima, XS power, Deka, Kinetik, Stinger, etc.

Does it just come down to preference or do you genuinely feel one is better than the other?

I'm only running 2k now, but plan to move up in the future. I'd like to get the biggest battery I can fit in the stock location to start. I've done the big 3. Alternator upgrade will come eventually.

Thanks for your opinions guys.

-Psych0 ]]> Wiring, Electrical and Installation Help psych0ticnemes1 http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/580029-replacing-stock-starter-battery-preference.html http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/580018-2010-chevy-silverado-system-install-help.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:16:40 GMT Hello everyone! I am new to the site and looking for some help on my next install. I recently purchased a 2010 Silverado 1500 extended cab with the plain-jane stock system (non-bose, no onstar, no steering wheel controls, etc.) that simply isn't cutting it. I want to install a full system with MTX components up front, full range MTX in the rear doors and an alpine 10" type-S sub in a custom box mounted between the front seats. I will be running them off a Kenwood KDC-HD455U head unit and a Rockford Fosgate R600-5 5-channel amp. My question is that I'm trying to determine if I really need the $130 wiring harness that crutchfield claims I need to maintain all the stock features and whether this harness will even help since I am using an amp or if it will make all my chimes obnoxiously loud by running them through the amp. I know GM vehicles run everything through the head unit, unfortunately, but what will I really be missing? If its just the door chimes and turn signal chimes, I'm not going to waste the money I don't think. I don't have Onstar and don't intend to get it while I own the vehicle and since I am running new wires for all the speakers, I won't be using half the connectors in the harness. So has anyone attempted an install similar to mine and not used the harness? I know if I buy a $120+ head unit, crutchfield will give me the adapter for half price but it still seems like an absurd amount of money for some wire and a plastic connector when I believe I can hard wire the few connections I need from the stock harness to power the head unit. Any help would be greatly appreciated since I am about to purchase my equipment sometime this week. As a side note, I have installed somewhere in the neighborhood of 10-12 head units in various vehicles but nothing this new or with all the factory features that are run through the head unit. Thanks for your help! ]]> Wiring, Electrical and Installation Help mswitz88 http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/580018-2010-chevy-silverado-system-install-help.html http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/579987-will-i-need-ho-alternator.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:18:31 GMT ok this is going to be my next setup. brand new Fi Q 12 in a custom ported box tuned to around 32hz. it's going to be powered by a new hifonics brx2000.1d. setting it to 15000rms with a dmm. I drive a saturn vue 2003. 125 amp alt I believe. if I do the big three and add an extra battery to the back, will that be enough or will I have to have a HO alternator? my last system was 2 12 AQs on a fosgate p1000bd and it made my lights dim pretty good but I didn't have the big three or an extra battery. any advice is much appreciated! ]]> Wiring, Electrical and Installation Help Giovanni15 http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/579987-will-i-need-ho-alternator.html http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/579958-electrical-recommendations.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:28:12 GMT Hey guys, I understand that I'm a new user here but I do plan on being active.

Hopefully someone can give me some pointers and what people think I should do to properly supply my electrical system. I currently have (2) Kicker CVX 12's wired down to 2 ohms on a Kicker CX 1200.1 amp (1200 watts rms). I just ordered a 145 amp H/O alternator for my civic and I plan on buying a Big 3 kit and doing the big 3. Currently, I am using 4 gauge power and ground wire. Stock duralast redtop battery that's been maintained with a 12V battery charger.

What else should I do in order to properly run my electrical system? Add another battery? Replace the stock one? Thicker power and ground cables? All of the above?

I'm looking for any recommendations at all even if it isn't electrical; although I'm primarily focused on electrical issues.

What do you guys think?

Thanks! ]]> Wiring, Electrical and Installation Help lnsomnia http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/579958-electrical-recommendations.html http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/579923-boat-head-unit-install.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 02:28:59 GMT Hi, I'm trying to get my sony dsx s210x to work, but can't get the power to come on. I wired power and ground straight to the battery, didn't connect the memory, or the illumination wires. Could this be why I'm not getting any power? ]]> Wiring, Electrical and Installation Help Lman http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/579923-boat-head-unit-install.html http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/579900-need-help-how-many-batteries.html Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:41:28 GMT 1. As far as I know the front battery under the hood is for start up, correct? 2. Could I just get 2 xp3000 in the back and keep stock in front? Or is it better to replace front to d6500 and another d6500 or xp3000 in back. What would be the best way to go? 1. As far as I know the front battery under the hood is for start up, correct?
2. Could I just get 2 xp3000 in the back and keep stock in front? Or is it better to replace front to d6500 and another d6500 or xp3000 in back.
What would be the best way to go? ]]> Wiring, Electrical and Installation Help Camarillo http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/579900-need-help-how-many-batteries.html http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/579899-clarion-poor-dim-display.html Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:43:30 GMT Hi. It is many years since I have messed with a car radio. I have an old Clarion DRB3376E installed in an ageing caravan and the display is very dim and very difficult to see. I assume this to be that several of the connections are not being used in its present location. I need to know,... Hi.
It is many years since I have messed with a car radio.

I have an old Clarion DRB3376E installed in an ageing caravan and the display is very dim and very difficult to see.

I assume this to be that several of the connections are not being used in its present location.

I need to know, if I connect the yellow (dimmer) wire to battery will this light up the display? or will I just destroy the radio? ]]> Wiring, Electrical and Installation Help Bigglesaircraft http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/579899-clarion-poor-dim-display.html